# West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

West of Scotland was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament that were created in 1999. Nine of the Parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies were sub-divisions of the region and it elected seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elected a total of 16 MSPs.
The West of Scotland region shared boundaries with the Central Scotland, Glasgow, Highlands and Islands, and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.
Following the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries it was eventually replaced by the West Scotland region.

## Constituencies and local government areas

In terms of first past the post constituencies the region covered:
| Map | Constituency |
| | Clydebank and Milngavie covers the eastern portion of the West Dunbartonshire council area and a western portion of the East Dunbartonshire council area. Cunninghame North covers a north-western portion of the North Ayrshire council area. Dumbarton covers a western portion of the West Dunbartonshire council area and a south-eastern portion of the Argyll and Bute council area. Eastwood covers the East Renfrewshire council area. Greenock and Inverclyde covers a western portion of the Inverclyde council area. Paisley North covers an eastern portion of the Renfrewshire council area. Paisley South covers a south eastern portion of the Renfrewshire council area. Strathkelvin and Bearsden covers the majority of the East Dunbartonshire council area. West Renfrewshire covers a western portion of the Renfrewshire council area and an eastern portion of the Inverclyde council area. |
The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing at that time. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005.
In terms of local government areas the region covered:
* West Dunbartonshire
* East Renfrewshire
* Inverclyde
* Most of Renfrewshire (otherwise within the Glasgow region)
* Most of East Dunbartonshire (otherwise within the Central Scotland region)
* Part of Argyll and Bute (otherwise within the Highlands and Islands region)
* Part of North Ayrshire (otherwise within the South of Scotland region)

### Boundary changes

The Boundary Commission recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament. The "West Scotland" region consists of the constituencies of Clydebank and Milngavie; Cunninghame North; Cunninghame South; Dumbarton; Eastwood; Greenock and Inverclyde; Paisley; Renfrewshire North and West; Renfrewshire South; and Starthkelvin and Bearsden. These were newly formed constituencies.

## Members of the Scottish Parliament
### Constituency MSPs

| Term | Election | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Clydebank and Milngavie | Dumbarton | Eastwood | Paisley South | Paisley North | West Renfrewshire | Greenock and Iverclyde | Cunninghame North |
| 1st | 1999 | Sam Galbraith (Labour) | Des McNulty (Labour) | Jackie Baillie (Labour) | Kenneth Macintosh (Labour) | Hugh Henry (Labour) | Wendy Alexander (Labour) | Trish Godman (Labour) | Duncan McNeil (Labour) | Allan Wilson (Labour) |
| 1st | 1999 | Brian Fitzpatrick (Labour) | Des McNulty (Labour) | Jackie Baillie (Labour) | Kenneth Macintosh (Labour) | Hugh Henry (Labour) | Wendy Alexander (Labour) | Trish Godman (Labour) | Duncan McNeil (Labour) | Allan Wilson (Labour) |
| 2nd | 2003 | Jean Turner Independent | Des McNulty (Labour) | Jackie Baillie (Labour) | Kenneth Macintosh (Labour) | Hugh Henry (Labour) | Wendy Alexander (Labour) | Trish Godman (Labour) | Duncan McNeil (Labour) | Allan Wilson (Labour) |
| 3rd | 2007 | David Whitton (Labour) | Des McNulty (Labour) | Jackie Baillie (Labour) | Kenneth Macintosh (Labour) | Hugh Henry (Labour) | Wendy Alexander (Labour) | Trish Godman (Labour) | Duncan McNeil (Labour) | Kenneth Gibson (SNP) |

### Regional List MSPs

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
| Parliament | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP |
| 1st (1999–2003) | Colin Campbell (SNP) | Kay Ullrich (SNP) | Lloyd Quinan (SNP) | Fiona McLeod (SNP) | Ross Finnie (Lib Dem) | Annabel Goldie (Conservative) | John Young (Conservative) |
| 2nd (2003–07) | Stewart Maxwell (SNP) | Campbell Martin (SNP) | Bruce McFee (SNP) | Frances Curran (Socialist) | Ross Finnie (Lib Dem) | Annabel Goldie (Conservative) | Murray Tosh (Conservative) |
| 3rd (2007–11) | Stewart Maxwell (SNP) | Stuart McMillan (SNP) | Bill Wilson (SNP) | Gil Paterson (SNP) | Ross Finnie (Lib Dem) | Annabel Goldie (Conservative) | Jackson Carlaw (Conservative) |

## Election results
### 2007 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
* 8 Labour MSPs (all constituency members)
* 5 Scottish National Party MSPs (one constituency member, 4 additional members)
* 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)
* 1 Liberal Democrat MSP (additional member)

#### Constituency results

2007 Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland :
| Constituency | Elected member | Result |
| Clydebank and Milngavie | Des McNulty | Labour hold |
| Cunninghame North | Kenneth Gibson | SNP gain from Labour |
| Dumbarton | Jackie Baillie | Labour hold |
| Eastwood | Kenneth Macintosh | Labour hold |
| Greenock and Inverclyde | Duncan McNeil | Labour hold |
| Paisley North | Wendy Alexander | Labour hold |
| Paisley South | Hugh Henry | Labour hold |
| Strathkelvin and Bearsden | David Whitton | Labour gain from Independent |
| West Renfrewshire | Patricia Godman | Labour hold |

#### Additional member results

2007 Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland :
| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% |
| Labour | | 0 | 0 | 91,725 | 34.2% | -1.6% |
| SNP | Stewart Maxwell Gil Paterson Bill Wilson Stuart McMillan | 4 | +1 | 75,953 | 28.3% | +8.7% |
| Conservative | Annabel Goldie Jackson Carlaw | 2 | ±0 | 40,637 | 15.2% | -0.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Finnie | 1 | ±0 | 22,515 | 8.4% | -3.9% |
| Scottish Green | | 0 | 0 | 8,152 | 3.0% | -2.6% |
| Scottish Senior Citizens | | 0 | 0 | 5,231 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| Solidarity | | 0 | 0 | 4,774 | 1.8% | N/A |
| Scottish Christian | | 0 | 0 | 3,729 | 1.4% | N/A |
| BNP | | 0 | 0 | 3,241 | 1.2% | N/A |
| CPA | | 0 | 0 | 3,027 | 1.1% | N/A |
| Save NHS Group | | 0 | 0 | 2,682 | 1.0% | N/A |
| Scottish Socialist | | 0 | -1 | 1,716 | 0.6% | -6.6% |
| Socialist Labour | | 0 | 0 | 1,557 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| Scottish Unionist | | 0 | 0 | 1,245 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| UKIP | | 0 | 0 | 888 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| Scottish Voice | | 0 | 0 | 522 | 0.2% | N/A |
| Scottish Jacobite Party | | 0 | 0 | 446 | 0.2% | N/A |
| Socialist Equality | | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0.0% | N/A |

### 2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
* 8 Labour MSPs (all constituency members)
* 3 Scottish National Party MSPs (all additional members)
* 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)
* 1 Independent MSP (constituency member)
* 1 Liberal Democrat MSPs (additional member)
* 1 Scottish Socialist Party MSP (additional member)

#### Constituency results

2003 Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland :
| Constituency | Elected member | Result |
| Clydebank and Milngavie | Des McNulty | Labour |
| Cunninghame North | Allan Wilson | Labour |
| Dumbarton | Jackie Baillie | Labour |
| Eastwood | Kenneth Macintosh | Labour |
| Greenock and Inverclyde | Duncan McNeil | Labour |
| Paisley North | Wendy Alexander | Labour |
| Paisley South | Hugh Henry | Labour |
| Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Jean Turner | Independent |
| West Renfrewshire | Patricia Godman | Labour |

#### Additional member results

2003 Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland :
| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% |
| Labour | | 0 | 0 | 83,931 | 32.6% | -5.9% |
| SNP | Campbell Martin Bruce McFee Stewart Maxwell | 3 | −1 | 50,387 | 19.6% | -6.3% |
| Conservative | Annabel Goldie Murray Tosh | 2 | ±0 | 40,261 | 15.7% | – |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Finnie | 1 | ±0 | 31,580 | 12.3% | +1.3% |
| Scottish Socialist | Frances Curran | 1 | +1 | 18,591 | 7.2% | +5.3% |
| Scottish Green | | 0 | 0 | 14,544 | 5.7% | +3.1% |
| Scottish Senior Citizens | | 0 | 0 | 7,100 | 2.8% | N/A |
| ProLife Party | | 0 | 0 | 3,674 | 1.40% | N/A |
| Socialist Labour | | 0 | 0 | 3,155 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| UKIP | | 0 | 0 | 1,662 | 0.6% | N/A |
| Scottish Unionist | | 0 | 0 | 1,617 | 0.6% | – |
| Scottish People's | | 0 | 0 | 674 | 0.3% | N/A |

### 1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
* 9 Labour MSPs (all constituency members)
* 4 Scottish National Party MSPs (all additional members)
* 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)
* 1 Liberal Democrat MSP (additional member)

#### Constituency results

1999 Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland :
| Constituency | Elected member | Result |
| Clydebank and Milngavie | Des McNulty | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| Cunninghame North | Allan Wilson | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| Dumbarton | Jackie Baillie | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| Eastwood | Kenneth Macintosh | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| Greenock and Inverclyde | Duncan McNeil | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| Paisley North | Wendy Alexander | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| Paisley South | Hugh Henry | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Sam Galbraith | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| West Renfrewshire | Patricia Godman | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
Changes:
* On 20 March 2001 Sam Galbraith resigned, citing health reasons. At the subsequent Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election held 7 June 2001, Brian Fitzpatrick held the seat for Labour.

#### Additional member results

1999 Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland :
| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% |
| Labour | | 0 | N/A | 119,663 | 38.5% | N/A |
| SNP | Colin Campbell Kay Ullrich Lloyd Quinan Fiona McLeod | 4 | N/A | 80,417 | 25.9% | N/A |
| Conservative | Annabel Goldie John Young | 2 | N/A | 48,666 | 15.7% | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Finnie | 1 | N/A | 34,095 | 11.0% | N/A |
| Scottish Green | | 0 | N/A | 8,174 | 2.6% | N/A |
| Scottish Socialist | | 0 | N/A | 5,944 | 1.9% | N/A |
| Socialist Labour | | 0 | N/A | 4,472 | 1.4% | N/A |
| ProLife Alliance | | 0 | N/A | 3,227 | 1.0% | N/A |
| Independent | | 0 | N/A | 2,761 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Scottish Unionist | | 0 | N/A | 1,840 | 0.6% | N/A |
| Natural Law Party | | 0 | N/A | 589 | 0.2% | N/A |
| Independent | | 0 | N/A | 565 | 0.2% | N/A |

## Footnotes

* ↑ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland
* ↑ "Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland". BBC News. Retrieved 10 September 2016.